Islamabad
President Dr Arif Alvi has said that only a retrograde society like India could encourage the promotion of the RSS-inspired extremist and nefarious ideology of Hindutva and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
This was stated by him while commenting on a tweet by an Indian journalist Rana Ayyub’s tweet who shared an advertisement of a residential apartment available for rent in a posh Mumbai locality with a clear refusal for Muslims and pets.
President Alvi said even in the 21st century, Indian state is backing such a bigotry. “Muslims and Pets not allowed. This is one of the most posh addresses in Mumbai, Bandra. This is 20th century India. Remind me we are not a communal nation, tell me
this is not apartheid,” commented the journalist who works for The Washington Post, The New York Times and other international media outlets.
She said she had been house hunting in Bandra the last three months. Upon reading “Shaikh” as her surname, she got a call from the broker on behalf of the owner with the “most obnoxious excuse.”—INP
